Eviatar Matania was the first director of Israel's National Cyber Office in 2011. His mission was to build the country's cyber ecosystem, under the authority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He is now a high-tech consultant and professor at Oxford and Tel-Aviv.
He publishes
Cyberpower
(with Amir Rapaport), Les Arènes Editions.
LE FIGARO.
- How did Israel become a cyberpower?
Eviatar MATANIA.
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Cyber combines issues of security and technology.
Israel has advantages in both areas.
Next, the political decision must be underlined.
Prime Minister Netanyahu wanted, in 2011, to have a global strategic approach to cyber.
He was ready to make the necessary efforts in terms of structure and budget.
Finally, the government retained control of the process, like a conductor.
We couldn't just let the private sector do what it wanted.
The drive to be a cyber power is one…
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